MargaritaB
Georgian expat in Ghana
Forum posts
29
About me
Georgian
Lives in Accra
Speaks Russian, Georgian, English
Registration: 25 January 2010
Activity
Íæż½ã½ã Get-Together. by MargaritaB
Hi All, Just wanted to let you know that the Accra Íæż½ã½ã Get-Together is this Friday, 25 February at African Regent's Pool Bar from 7 pm. Please come alone or bring a friend or two! Hope to see you all there. Margarita
Hi, No this is a different group – a worldwide expat organization. Hope to see you there. Read More
Íæż½ã½ã Get-Together. by MargaritaB
Hi All, Just wanted to let you know that the Accra Íæż½ã½ã Get-Together is this Friday, 25 February at African Regent's Pool Bar from 7 pm. Please come alone or bring a friend or two! Hope to see you all there. Margarita
Hi, African Regent Hotel is just across the road from Accra Mall at the airport residential area. You can call me on 0244 313005 for any more info (or text if no answer, I might be in a meeting). Thanks Read More
Íæż½ã½ã Get-Together.
Hi All, Just wanted to let you know that the Accra Íæż½ã½ã Get-Together is this Friday, 25 February at African Regent's Pool Bar from 7 pm. Please come alone or bring a friend or two! Hope to see you all there. Margarita Read More
new in accra by mark456
hi all new into Accra and live off oxford rd where is a good place to eat and have a beer after work
Hi, My favourite place of all is Rhapsodies for a nice drink after work. There is an Íæż½ã½ã Get-Together at African Regent Hotel Pool Bar this Friday from 7 pm if anyone interested. Margarita Read More
how to address a letter to Ghana by lil_devil242004
I am wanting to send a letter to my boyfriend he told me to send it to: Community 1 Tema, Ghana Ghana, West Africa is this how you would address it or is there more to put. And is this the right format. If someone would ...
Sorry for a late reply. No u don't need to register with GP, just mail it. Read More
how to address a letter to Ghana by lil_devil242004
I am wanting to send a letter to my boyfriend he told me to send it to: Community 1 Tema, Ghana Ghana, West Africa is this how you would address it or is there more to put. And is this the right format. If someone would ...
This looks fine, I'm sure he will get it. Khann, Just FYI, letters are delivered to houses if you live in the places where addresses are clearly identifiable and you will need to register with Ghana Post. Read More
Transfering money from Ghana to UK bank account by Nims
What are the cost effective way of transferring money from Ghana to UK please suggest?
Ecobank is the only bank with a VISA Gold credit card. I know other banks do VISA, but it's not a credit card and Ghana Commercial Banks does MasterCard. Barclays have recently launched VISA, but I think you have to 'qualify' for it....whatever ... Read More
Kids Activities. by MargaritaB
I was just wondering if there are any extra curriculum activities for kids in Accra, like swimming, sports, art and music? I did find karate lessons in Peppa's gym, but the times are very inconvenient...Monday at 4 at East Legon...just thinking of ...
By the looks of it we would have to creat our own activities Viv....LOL! Read More
Best bank and best interest rate on saving accounts in Ghana? by Nims
ok people, What are the best banks with the best interest rates on saving accounts, let me know?
I'm not sure about the interest, but Barclays and Stanbic are the only two banks I would save my money in. UBA & GT are not bad too, but I wouldn't save there. Read More
Kids Activities.
I was just wondering if there are any extra curriculum activities for kids in Accra, like swimming, sports, art and music? I did find karate lessons in Peppa's gym, but the times are very inconvenient...Monday at 4 at East Legon...just thinking of ... Read More
Coming to Ghana by jlp
Hello all, Great to see there is a forum for expat :-) We are a swiss family of 4 (kids 3 and 5) and are looking to move to Accra soon. I've found a bit on standard of living, but here's what we will have . Euro 5000/ USD 7400 per month. We ...
I don't know why...about 4-5 years ago a minimum landlord will take was 2-3 years. If I can remember correctly gov. had to step in and make taking advance of more than a year illegal. Read More
Coming to Ghana by jlp
Hello all, Great to see there is a forum for expat :-) We are a swiss family of 4 (kids 3 and 5) and are looking to move to Accra soon. I've found a bit on standard of living, but here's what we will have . Euro 5000/ USD 7400 per month. We ...
Nims, try spintex road. They have a lot of companies that sell generators there. You can all this numbers, they sell FG Wilson generators - + 233 21 810 065 / 810 069 / 812 122 Hopefully the prices aee reasonable. Read More
Any good tips on where to buy a used car in Accra? by GuestPoster648
Hi there, time's running, we're about to move to accra, ghana. Does anyone know where I could find an honest used car dealer in Accra? We are not looking for anything fancy, no pimped cars or so but for family usage. Has to be well maintained and ...
Make sure u collect the Customs documents from the seller and double check with the customs if the documents are true. There are a lot of stolen cars, cars brought in from Togo without payment of duties and so on. So just make sure all the papers ... Read More
Coming to Ghana by jlp
Hello all, Great to see there is a forum for expat :-) We are a swiss family of 4 (kids 3 and 5) and are looking to move to Accra soon. I've found a bit on standard of living, but here's what we will have . Euro 5000/ USD 7400 per month. We ...
LOL, that is what I miss most from London and even the shops that are here are so expensive, that buying things from abroad turns out to be much cheaper. Read More
How to cope with Malaria? by Gabyy
Hi everybody Malaria prophylaxis is recommended to every tourist, means taking regularly pills. How to cope with Malaria when living in Ghana? Do you take continuously medication? Thanks Gabyy
The new anti-malaria pills are great, u take them only for 3 days and the kids one are the once that dissolve in water. They are horribly bitter though... Have no idea about the tea, but one thing is tonic water as it has quinine in it, which is ... Read More